Orff Schulwerk related research is alive and well as demonstrated by this list of Posters that will be on display at the 2008 AOSA National Conference in Charlotte!
Visit with the researchers or just peruse their displays. The research poster session is scheduled for Friday afternoon from 12:30-2:00 inside the Exhibit Hall.

Research Poster Listing:

"Elementary General Music Teachers’ Self-Evaluations of Instruction"
  Diane Delaney, West Chester University

"Definitions of Improvisation: Shaping the Teaching Process"
  Jill Reece, Temple University

"The Effect of Music Instruction on Preschool Students: A Two-Year Study"
  Daniel C. Johnson, University of North Carolina, Wilmington

"Hearing the Voice of Non-Singers through Narrative"
  Colleen Whidden, University of Calgary

"Kindergarten Music Instruction: Does it affect Music Aptitude?"
   Debbie Lynn Wolf, Philadelphia Biblical University

"The Greater Cleveland Chapter, American Orff-Schulwerk Association: An Historical Overview of the Chapter, its Leadership and Influence in Spreading Orff Schulwerk in Northeast Ohio"
  Mark Francis

"How Do You End Your Answers? Analysis of Cadential Points in "Melodies for Completion" in the Orff Schulwerk"
  Rob Amchin, University of Louisville

"The Sound of One Voice Teaching: Survival Techniques for Voice Preservation"
  Sharon Morrow, University of Wisconsin Madison

"Improvisation as Communication in Students with Autism"
  Kim McCord, Illinois State University

"A Comparison of Visual Artwork and Verbal Description As Creative Stimuli for Musical Compositions of Third Grade Students"
  Katie Toups Traxler, Louisiana State University

"A Qualitative ethnographic research study: Early childhood music education in China"
  Chet-Yeng Loong, University of Hawai

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